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president obama will hand out the awards later this year. winfrey and former president bill clinton will be among 16 recipients. for those getting the award, it honors their gift for sharing their talents with the world. some of the other recipients include the late sally ride the first american woman in space. ben bradlee of the "washington post" who oversaw the newspaper's coverage of water. the great ernie banks who hit more than 500 home runs with the chicago cubs. and writer gloria steinem. >>> a three-day slide is over on wall street. the markets were up yesterday on an encouraging jobs report. the dow added 27.5 points. the nasdaq closed 15 points higher. walmart has agreed to new safety measures protecting employees who work with chemicals and trash compactors. it's part of a settlement with the department of labor. walmart will also pay a $190,000 fine to settle it. the issue stems from violations found by federal officials inspecting a store in new york. >>> the iphone is losing popularity. market share dropped in the 2nd quarter b
president obama will hand out the awards later this year. winfrey and former president bill clinton will be among 16 recipients. for those getting the award, it honors their gift for sharing their talents with the world. some of the other recipients include the late sally ride the first american woman in space. ben bradlee of the "washington post" who oversaw the newspaper's coverage of water. the great ernie banks who hit more than 500 home runs with the chicago cubs. and writer...
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. >>> developing this morning, today president obama is sending intelligence officials to capitol hill to update lawmakers on the developing news from syria. this morning, u.n. chemical weapons experts headed out to a new area to collect samples of a possible chemical attack in syria. it could take several days for them to finish their work. the president says he has not yet decided whether to attack syria for allegedly using chemical weapons. >> we have concluded that the syrian government in fact carried this out and if that's so then there need to be international consequences. >> the british parliament is voting today on a bill that would block military action until after the u.n. inspectors finish their report. >>> one person is in custody in connection with the violent home invasion robbery in vallejo, a second suspect remains on the run. police arrested a man for posing as a pg&e worker and entering a home this month. he and his partner in crime pistol-whipped one of the people living in the house and tied up everyone in the house including a 6-year-old girl as they took cash an
. >>> developing this morning, today president obama is sending intelligence officials to capitol hill to update lawmakers on the developing news from syria. this morning, u.n. chemical weapons experts headed out to a new area to collect samples of a possible chemical attack in syria. it could take several days for them to finish their work. the president says he has not yet decided whether to attack syria for allegedly using chemical weapons. >> we have concluded that the syrian...
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. >>> president obama back in d.c. this morning following his first visit to camp pendleton. the president spoke to thousands in southern california and praised the 9/11 generation for their work in afghanistan and iraq. marines, sailors and their families say the president's speech reassured them the years of repeat deployments are finally ending. >>> fruit flies have the potential to destroy california's agriculture industry. an entomologist from uc-davis is making that warning and urging the state to do something about it. in a new study, james carey says fruit flies are permanently established in our state and they are spreading. he says even though there are not too many of these crop killers, the state needs to change its strategy to control the population. state agriculture leaders disagree and say their eradication efforts are effective. >>> the clarity of lake tahoe has improved for the second year in a row but scientists say rising surface temperatures and dwindling snow levels are taking a toll on the water clarity at the lake. they have been tracking the lake's cl
. >>> president obama back in d.c. this morning following his first visit to camp pendleton. the president spoke to thousands in southern california and praised the 9/11 generation for their work in afghanistan and iraq. marines, sailors and their families say the president's speech reassured them the years of repeat deployments are finally ending. >>> fruit flies have the potential to destroy california's agriculture industry. an entomologist from uc-davis is making that...
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obama considers the historic event of 1963 to be a seminal event. he says the anniversary is a good time to reflect on how far the country has come and still has to go. 50 years later a bay area man remains dedicated to making sure everyone is treated equal. i had a chance to sit down with cecil williams as he reflected on the march on washington. >> i have a dream today. >> reporter: those are words forever ingrained in our country's history, martin luther king, jr. august 28, 1963, in front of a quarter of a million people at the link congress memorial inspired a nation. >> i knew that this man was going to do something magnificent. >> reporter: williams was there. >> i was just taken back completely because i never seen that many people come together and for a cause that touched my life because of the pigmentation of my skin. there were people who said you can't do it. you're black. no matter what you've accomplished you still can't be the kind of person that we are. >> listening to dr. king that day strengthened williams' courage. >> as martin e
obama considers the historic event of 1963 to be a seminal event. he says the anniversary is a good time to reflect on how far the country has come and still has to go. 50 years later a bay area man remains dedicated to making sure everyone is treated equal. i had a chance to sit down with cecil williams as he reflected on the march on washington. >> i have a dream today. >> reporter: those are words forever ingrained in our country's history, martin luther king, jr. august 28,...
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president obama will be attending the ceremony. he will be joined by former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton. obama considers the historic event of 1963 to be a seminal event. he says the anniversary is a time to reflect on how far the country has come and how far it still has to go. a bay area man was there 50 years ago to witness history in the making. >> i knew that this man was going to do something magnificent and that's what he did. >> later this morning, cecil williams tells kpix 5 what it was like to be there and how the speech inspired him to make a difference. >>> well, it's 5:14. let's kick it over to liz and find out what's going on in trafficland. >> not much. it's pretty quiet. we like to hear that because tomorrow could be a different story with the bay bridge close the hopefully people will take a long labor day holiday weekend. if you're causing the golden gate bridge, the big issue is fog. it's soupy this morning heading across the deck from sausalito towards doyle drive. no delay in either direction and t
president obama will be attending the ceremony. he will be joined by former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton. obama considers the historic event of 1963 to be a seminal event. he says the anniversary is a time to reflect on how far the country has come and how far it still has to go. a bay area man was there 50 years ago to witness history in the making. >> i knew that this man was going to do something magnificent and that's what he did. >> later this morning, cecil...
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. >>> reporter: the obama administration is expected to go public today with its rationale for a potential strike on syria. james clapper the director of national intelligence is working to declassify a document which reportedly says the syrian government launched a chemical weapons attack against its own people. >> the president is going to have to make his case to the congress and to the american people. i think before he takes any action. >> reporter: the white house spelled out its case to representative buck mckeown and other congressional leaders on a conference call last night but many aren't convinced. >> members of congress were not happy with what they heard. they weren't happy with the amount of answers they got from the obama administration on what the specifics of some sort of intervention in syria could look like. >> reporter: a lack of specifics killed the bill before the british parliament authorizing military force against damascus. >> evidence should precede decision not decision precede evidence. >> reporter: the white house will move forward white house their closest al
. >>> reporter: the obama administration is expected to go public today with its rationale for a potential strike on syria. james clapper the director of national intelligence is working to declassify a document which reportedly says the syrian government launched a chemical weapons attack against its own people. >> the president is going to have to make his case to the congress and to the american people. i think before he takes any action. >> reporter: the white house...